2022 International Conference on Water in Africa

and Workshop on UN Sustainable Goals (3 & 6)

Date: February 9^th - 11^th, 2022.

Venue: Zoom/Princess Alexandria Auditorium (PAA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka                                                     

Background

Tackling today’s water and health challenges demands not just a scientific conversation but a collaborative approach involving the Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences. This conference, comprising of both plenary and technical sessions and a workshop, is a convergence of Science and the Arts that provides opportunity for transdisciplinary conversations and frontiers on water and public health.

Theme: Towards Successful Delivery of United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 6 in Africa.

This robust theme accommodates multiple subthemes, including:

1. Aquatic environments and health:
2. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
3. Water treatment and wastewater treatment
4. Water and theatre for development (TfD)
5. Water education, literacy and awareness
6. Water management and governance
7. Water, agriculture and food security
8. Water, women and gender concerns
9. Water security and climate change
10. Water risk and resilience assessments
11. Hydrogeology, hydro-informatics and modelling
12. Bioactive agents from aquatic ecosystems
13. Bioenergy and biochemicals from wastewater

Abstract submission

We invite scholars, non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations, civil societies, government organizations  and development agencies to submit abstracts of no more than 250 words (in MS Word, single-line spacing and Time New Roman font 12) to the conference email (waterconference@unn.edu.ng).

The deadline for abstract submission is January 21,22

Contact the organizers via email (waterconference@unn.edu.ng)